Well, we made it through the month of January. Bring on February, which thankfully is a short month. After February, we go right into March, and the first day of Spring (March 20th) is just around the corner. March is a month where we usually have some warm days which...
I find myself trying to be more diligent about being engaged in the conversations at home. It is easy to try to multitask or get caught up in surfing on your phone. I have learned over the years that when a teenager wants to talk to you, it is best...
Be Engaged. Years ago, when we started our organizational excellence journey, it was all about satisfaction. “Make them happy!” I’d say. But the state of happiness is abstract and fleeting. Success isn’t about being gleeful all the time - it’s about being present in both the good and bad times,...
“be Daring” … ugh. I’ve always made it a practice in life to avoid harm. When the carnival would come to Sioux City for Morningside days as a kid - I would be firmly on the side of “no” when it came to the scary rides (I’d vomit on the...
When you consistently take daring actions, pretty soon you will have very little direct competition. Because most businesses are scared of doing anything really different, you will stand out hugely from your competitors. Iowa Specialty Hospitals and Clinics is known for Being Daring. This mindset has allowed ISH to grow...
The theme for Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics for 2023 is “be”* (as in “be authentic” or “be balanced” or “be calm” - a new letter after “be” weekly). This changing theme is reflected in our weekly staff newsletter and forces me to think of my authentic or balanced self...
I feel like we have started 2023 in a frenzied sprint at our house. Between all the kids’ activities, and our Christmas Eve flood that we had at our house, we have our hands full with projects. If you know me well, you know that I typically take most things...
Be calm. I was telling someone about our “be/bee” theme this year. She asked what word was coming next … I said “calm” and she said “oh, good! - you need to focus on that”. (*sigh*) I thought I embodied calm*. Calmness, I thought, was my vibe. I guess I’m...
Happy New Year!! This week we will be hosting a DNV surveyor for our Advanced Orthopedic and Spine Certification. We know our teams do a great job because our patients tell us we do, but how do we really know? By participating in this survey, and achieving Orthopedic & Spine...
Be Balanced. Enjoy the whole rainbow of colors life has to offer. I used to say that I want to be a great life generalist - not a specialist. And for the most part, I’m decent or even “not so bad” at a lot of stuff. I feel balanced. I...